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Why this NW weekend is perfect for rainbows

Keep your eyes on the skies today and over the weekend - you might just catch something magical. The region gets more rainbows in the spring than in any other season.
By
Katie Campbell

Angela King

Mar 05, 2021 at 9:21 am
Universal Mask Wearing Could Save Some 130,000 Lives In The U.S., Study Suggests

The study is based on some assumptions under different scenarios. It suggests that if 95% of Americans wore masks in public it could drastically reduce the amount of COVID-19 deaths by February.
By
Jason Slotkin

Oct 24, 2020 at 4:45 pm NPR
The Record

Another week of wildfire smoke. But it’s not because of antifa.

It looks like we’re in for another week of wildfire smoke. We’ll find out why and when it’s expected to start clearing. And, there are stories going around Oregon that antifa set some of the wildfires...or maybe the Proud Boys. We’ll look at how those conspiracies proliferate and why they’re dangerous. And, how to recreate outdoors without “wreck-reating”.
By
Bill Radke

Sep 14, 2020 at 3:24 pm
KUOW Newsroom

'Scorched earth, as far as the eye can see.' How Washington wildfires are devastating human and animal communities

Since Labor Day, more than 600,000 acres have burned across Washington State. Wildfires have burned an area more than 10 times the size of Seattle. In the city of Bridgeport, in North Central Washington, the wildfires wiped out homes and structures. It's also threatening a key species there.
By
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst

Sep 11, 2020 at 6:13 pm
KUOW Newsroom

On the conservation roller coaster, good and bad news for grizzly bears

‘We used to have around 50,000 grizzly bears in the lower 48 in historical times. Now, there are 2000.’
By
Kim Malcolm

Chris Morgan

Andy Hurst

Jul 15, 2020 at 6:23 pm
KUOW Newsroom

The tale of Black birders and ruffled feathers on Facebook

As protests for racial justice continue, some birding communities on Facebook are finding themselves under pressure to give space to more diverse voices.
By
Deborah Wang

Jul 05, 2020 at 4:11 pm
KUOW Newsroom

At age 6, he and his classmates fled Mount St. Helens. 40 years later, this reporter recalls that day

Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins was a first grader on a school camping trip near Mount St. Helens when the volcano erupted on May 18, 1980. Austin recently unearthed his scrapbook from that time and interviewed several others who were on that memorable trip. On this 40th anniversary of the eruption, Austin recounts their harrowing escape.
By
Austin Jenkins

May 15, 2020 at 4:55 pm Northwest News Network
The Record

What murder hornets don't deserve that name

There’s a new threat in Washington. One that means you might want to shelter in doors. if you're a bee, that is.
By
Bill Radke

Sarah Leibovitz

May 04, 2020 at 2:16 pm
Week In Review

Trees, bills and Bernies this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with former US representative Brian Baird, Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse, and host of Civic Cocktail, Joni Balter.
By
Bill Radke

Sarah Leibovitz

Feb 21, 2020 at 2:51 pm
KUOW Newsroom

Those vibrant fall colors in the Northwest are likely to stick around for awhile

Kim Malcolm talks with Ray Larson, curator for the University of Washington Botanic Gardens.
By
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst

Oct 25, 2019 at 3:34 pm